A federal judge on Friday granted Epic Games’ petition to prohibit any action by Apple against the Unreal Engine, but denied the game maker’s bid to reinstate Fortnite to the App Store.
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U.S. judge rules Apple could bar Epic Games’s ‘Fortnite’ from App Store
A federal judge in California on Friday ruled in an injunction request that Apple Inc
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Apple Does Not Need to Return Fortnite to App Store, Judge Rules
Fortnite’s parent company, Epic Games, had broken its contract with Apple, a federal judge found. The case goes to trial next year.
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Apple now using retail stores as distribution centers in North America
Apple recently began to use its vast chain of brick-and-mortar Apple Store locations as nodes in a product distribution network, enabling faster receipt of items than those shipped from China.
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Apple is starting to ship devices directly from its stores
Apple is shifting how it ships devices to consumers: instead of sending out all of its hardware products directly from China or from local warehouses, the company is now going to use its network of …
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ProBeat: Google should have picked Microsoft’s app store principles over Apple’s
Google should have set a list of app store principles before Microsoft did, instead of embracing Apple’s 30% tax on in-app purchases.
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Microsoft Takes Shots at Apple in New App Store Principles
Antitrust scrutiny of dominant app stores, such as those operated by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Alphabet subsidiary Google, has intensified over the past year. Apple is waging an escalating legal war …
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Microsoft to adopt app store guiding principles for Windows, but not Xbox
In a thinly veiled shot at Apple’s App Store, Microsoft has adopted 10 guiding principles that it will apply to its Microsoft Store on Windows 10.
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Microsoft takes jab at Apple, Google with new app store principles
Microsoft announced 10 new app store principles in a blog post Thursday, needling Apple and Google’s policies in the process. The new principles are intended to promote choice, fairness and innovation …
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Microsoft told employees it plans to release a browser-based app for the Xbox Game Pass streaming service next year that will get around Apple App Store rules: ‘We absolutely …
Gaming boss Phil Spencer said that Microsoft is looking for ways to get around Apple App Store rules that have blocked Game Pass streaming on iPhone.
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Gamers spent $11 billion in Apple’s App Store in Q3 – more than all of Google Play
The App Store generated more than $11 billion just from gaming, pushing just that category higher than the entire Google Play Store for the third quarter.
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Microsoft takes a jab at Apple, Google with new app store principles
Microsoft announced 10 new app store principles in a blog post Thursday, needling Apple and Google’s policies in the process. The new principles are intended to promote choice, fairness and innovation …
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Microsoft takes aim at Apple with app store principles
Microsoft became the first major technology platform to offer formal support to a coalition fighting Apple’s power over its App Store.
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Microsoft Takes Swipe at Apple in Adopting App Store ‘Fairness’ Principles
Microsoft joined the chorus of critics of Apple’s App Store policies, with the software giant announcing that it was adopting 10 principles “to promote choice, ensure fairness and promote innovation” …
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Ex-App Store head says Apple Arcade violates Apple’s own policies
A previous head of the App Store told the US House of Representatives that Apple rejects subscription game services because they compete with Apple Arcade.
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Apple Arcade violates the same App Store policies that are keeping Xbox Game Pass and Google Stadia off of iOS, says former App Store leader
Video game streaming services can’t launch on the iPhone and iPad App Store, and the former App Store director said it’s because of Apple Arcade.
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Apple objects to Congressional accusations of abuse of App Store power
In a statement to the Web site MacRumors, the company refuted claims it wields its App Store as a weapon against competitors.
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